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Deutsche Bank upgraded Verbio from hold to buy and increased its price target to €29.40 from €15, citing an improved regulatory environment and developments in raw-material costs that ease prior sector pressures. Analyst Michael Kuhn pointed to rising prices for greenhouse-gas quota certificates and the end of a double-counting mechanism, retroacti…
The European Commission has applied additional countervailing duties on electric vehicles imported from China since 2024, while EU rules also permit individual car models to seek exemptions tied to minimum prices and quotas. In February 2026, the Commission granted a first exemption to Volkswagen’s Cupra brand for its China-made Tavascan SUV coupe.…
Futures tied to Canada’s main equity index rose modestly ahead of U.S. employment figures that were delayed by a recent government shutdown. The S&P/TSX composite earlier set a new record, while U.S. futures were slightly firmer. Market attention centers on the January jobs report and a postponed U.S. consumer price index release, with corporate ea…
Deutsche Bank has downgraded Ams Osram from buy to hold following the company's FY-25 results and a weaker-than-expected Q1 outlook. The bank left its CHF9.50 price target unchanged but cut 2026 adjusted EBITDA estimates, citing a combination of rising input costs - notably gold - an auto market slowdown in China weighing on LED pricing, and curren…
Bank of America clients were net buyers of U.S. equities for a third consecutive week, with purchases concentrated in exchange-traded funds. Institutional investors led ETF inflows, while demand favored large-cap exposures and drew record flows into Communication Services. Corporate buybacks continued to decelerate and remain below long-run average…
Lufthansa has criticised a pilots' union call for a 24-hour strike on Thursday, calling the action an unnecessary escalation and arguing that its main airline has no financial leeway to accede to the demands. The walkout, which also covers Lufthansa Cargo, follows intermittent talks over pensions and could disrupt flights departing German airports …
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, is scheduled to testify in Los Angeles in a lawsuit brought by a woman who says she became addicted to the app at a young age because of its design. The trial will probe internal company documents and features such as the 'endless' scroll, with Meta contesting the allegations and asserting its efforts to address you…
Shares of French premium spirits makers fell after official French export data showed wine and spirits shipments declining for a third straight year to their lowest volume in over two decades, with steep drops to China and the United States. A Chinese state-broadcaster-affiliated social media account warned Beijing could open probes or impose recip…
Amazon said it will broaden same-day delivery for prescriptions to roughly 4,500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of the year, increasing its reach by almost 2,000 communities. The move builds on the companys earlier pharmacy initiatives, including its 2018 PillPack acquisition, a collaboration with WeightWatchers to deliver injectable GLP-1 obesi…
A sustained selloff in publicly traded software companies is complicating mergers, acquisitions and initial public offerings, industry bankers and deal advisers said. Rapid declines in share prices have undermined commonly used valuation benchmarks, leaving buyers fearful of overpaying and sellers unwilling to transact at trough prices. The disrupt…
Solstice Advanced Materials, which separated from Honeywell in October, projected 2026 adjusted earnings per share below analysts' consensus despite robust fourth-quarter sales driven by nuclear, electronic materials and refrigerant products. Management cited margin headwinds from higher operating costs, a shift to low-global-warming-potential refr…
QXO Inc. will acquire Kodiak Building Partners from Court Square Capital Partners for $2.25 billion, a transaction that adds lumber, trusses, gypsum and construction supplies to QXO's product mix. The purchase, structured as $2.0 billion in cash plus 13.2 million QXO shares (which QXO may repurchase at $40), follows QXO's $11 billion acquisition of…
Barclays has raised its rating on Fever-Tree Drinks Plc from equal weight to overweight, citing stronger execution in the United States driven by the Molson Coors partnership, an anticipated expansion of U.S. distribution to as many as 500,000 accounts, and improvements in working capital and onshore production that should bolster profitability and…
The European Commission's approval of a tariff exemption for Volkswagen's China-built Cupra Tavascan - granted in return for a minimum price, a sales quota and commitments on EU investment - has prompted Chinese automakers to consider applying for comparable arrangements. Industry participants say approvals will likely be handled on a model-by-mode…
UK-listed wealth management stocks moved lower in Wednesday morning trading following steep declines among U.S. peers and the rollout of a tax-planning capability within an AI wealth platform. Market participants and analysts attribute the drop to short-term positioning rather than an immediate structural threat to the advice model, while noting bo…
Citi Research upgraded EasyJet to a "buy" rating from "neutral" in a note dated Wednesday, lifting its price target to 600p from 490p. The brokerage says margin recovery tied to the airline's fleet renewal will increasingly shape investor expectations from FY27, with most gains expected in the 24 months after September 2026 as A319 retirements acce…
India's equity markets ended the session mixed, with sector-level gains in autos, real estate and public sector banks supporting an uptick in the Nifty 50, while technology, consumer staples and healthcare names weighed on the broader market. The Nifty rose 0.07% to a new one-month high, against a 0.05% decline in the BSE Sensex 30. Volatility ease…
QXO, led by Brad Jacobs, has reached agreement to buy Kodiak Building Partners for about $2.25 billion in a transaction that combines cash and stock. The purchase moves QXO beyond its core roofing and waterproofing lines into lumber, trusses, gypsum and broader construction supplies while adding fabrication and installation capabilities. The acquis…
Gold prices climbed in premarket trading as a softer dollar and lower Treasury yields provided support, pushing spot gold up 0.8% to $5,066.68 per ounce. The advance in bullion coincided with early gains across major gold producers in the U.S., South Africa and Canada, as markets awaited U.S. jobs data that could influence the Federal Reserve's pol…
J.P. Morgan has shifted its recommendation on Dunelm Group Plc from neutral to overweight, saying recent operational moves under chief executive Clo Moriarty and evidence of improved trading have reduced downside risk. The bank trimmed its June 2027 price target to 1,225p from 1,240p and cut its full-year 2026 pretax profit forecast modestly follow…
London Stock Exchange Group shares climbed more than 2% after reports that Elliott Investment Management had taken a position in the company and was engaging on potential improvements. Barclays research argues the market has overreacted to AI risk, estimating only a small portion of LSEG revenue is exposed and highlighting data-licensing agreements…
Syria's national oil company has announced plans to award exploration licenses to several large energy companies. The firm's CEO said only a small portion of the country's prospective hydrocarbon acreage has been explored and that significant gas volumes may remain in untapped regions. Agreements and negotiations are under way with a number of inte…
Douglas AG reported first-quarter results confirming preliminary figures: sales of €1.67 billion, a 1.7% year-over-year increase, and adjusted EBITDA of €334 million, amounting to a 19.9% margin, down 1.6 percentage points from the prior year. Net income was €144.8 million, slightly above analyst consensus, while like-for-like sales fell 0.3%. The …
Zain KSA closed 2025 with quarterly results that outpaced market forecasts across core metrics. Q4 revenue of SR2.89 billion and EBITDA of SR952 million exceeded consensus, while net income of SR231 million was 21.3% higher than analysts anticipated. The firm declared an annual dividend of SR0.50 per share; management offered no forward guidance.
European equities showed limited direction on Wednesday, with the Stoxx 600 and major national indexes posting modest moves as investors digested a stream of regional earnings and awaited a delayed U.S. payrolls report. Corporate updates from supermarkets, brewers, energy groups and industrials influenced stock moves, while oil climbed on geopoliti…
